Intel 4004
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The Intel 4004, released by the Intel Corporation on November 15, 1971, was the first in a long line of Intel central processing units. Priced at US$60, the chip marked both a technological and econom
Intel C4004 processor with grey traces
Chip layout from the development phase of the Intel 4004
Intel 4004 CPU and associated chips on the circuit board from a Busicom calculator
Busicom 141-PF
Federico Faggin
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Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He is best known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004. He led the 4004 project and t
Intel 4004
…to the new architecture, working on the architectural design. With Hoff reassigned by Intel to another project, design work, led by new Intel hire Federico Faggin and supported by Shima, began in April 1970. The first fully operational 4004 was delivered in March 1971 for Busicom's 141-PF printing calculator…
Faggin in September 2011
Faggin at the Computer History Museum's 2009 Fellows Award event